Throughout our relationships with people, we hold onto little things. A movie stub from seeing a movie you both loved, pictures, or a special birthday card are just some of the small keepsakes we hold onto. When our loved one dies, we tend to put these items all in one place and tuck it away. Our…
Read MoreIt’s July, which means for some this is a weird time to talk about traditions. Normally topics of tradition come up during the Holiday season, but what about the traditions in the other times of the year? Those are traditions we don’t seem to acknowledge during other times of the year are important too. My…
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It has always been in the forefront of my mind that there are many people that know they require mental health care, but are not sure where to go. This hit home for some in my circle this week. My friends suffered a loss that could have potentially been prevented if their friend had been…
Read MoreTo go along with my last post about mental health, I thought I would also talk about how our grief interferes with our mental health. As it is not an actual DSM diagnosis, people pass off grief as just a short term thing that does not affect our mental state for that long. But until…
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I did not want May to end without talking about Mental Health Awareness month. May is set aside for mental health, for advocacy, for awareness, and for helping people see that taking care of your mental health is ok. Not only is it ok, it is required of us to take care of our mental…
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